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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…be a member of the company's board of directors or supervisory board. The last paragraph of Article L. 422-7 is applicable.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Saint-Martin

Article L3241-1

For the application of this book to Saint-Martin, in article L. 3222-5, the words: "in each department a departmental commission" are replaced by the words: "a territorial commission".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-17

Each establishment has its own special regulations which supplement the general provisions of the standard regulations by laying down operating conditions that take account of the nature and location…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-18

To the regulations provided for in Article L. 522-17 shall be annexed a general tariff and, where applicable, special tariffs for the remuneration of storage, under the terms of this chapter, and of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-16

Goods likely to be warranted or represented by a storage receipt are compulsorily insured against fire by the general policies of the shop.However, for operators of general shops established in seapor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-19

Tariffs are communicated to the prefect at least one month before the opening of the general shop. Any changes to existing tariffs must be notified to him and only become enforceable one month after s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-14

Anyone handing over goods for deposit at a general shop is required to declare the nature and value of the goods to the operator.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2211-1

…ll contribute to crime prevention policy under the conditions laid down in the section 1 of Chapter II of Title III of Book I of the Internal Security Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…part-time employees, and job mix. This negotiation is based on the data mentioned in 2° of article L. 2312-36. This negotiation also covers the application of article L. 241-3-1 of the Social Securit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

The members and staff of the commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts and information of which they may have become aware by reason of thei…

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